It may be your bucket list ambition to visit all the national parks in the United States, or maybe you are just curious to see a checklist of national parks in the country. Well, read on.
Here is an American national parks list in alphabetical order and another organized by state, as well as a list of all national parks in America by the date they were created, and a checklist of US national parks that you can download.
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How many national parks are there in the United States?
The short answer is 63. The long answer? Well, it’s actually a little more complicated.
The US National Park Service, which was created back in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson, actually manages 425 properties or units. To make things confusing, these units are often called “parks”, so some people say there are 425 national parks (lower case), but 63 National Parks (capitalized). I generally say there are 425 units managed by the National Park Service, but 63 national parks, but we are talking technicalities here.
There are 19 main different types of properties or units (one of which are technically National Parks = the 63), plus a random additional 11 properties. These are:
2. National Monuments (84)
African Burial Ground National Monument, New York
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Texas
Aniakchak National Monument, Alaska
Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico
Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument, District of Columbia
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Alabama
Booker T. Washington National Monument, Virginia
Buck Island Reef National Monument, Virgin Islands
Cabrillo National Monument, California
Camp Nelson National Monument, Kentucky
Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona
Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska
Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Arizona
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida
Castle Clinton National Monument, New York
Castle Mountains National Monument, California
Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah
César E. Chávez National Monument, California
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, Ohio
Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona
Colorado National Monument, Colorado
Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho
Devils Postpile National Monument, California
Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado and Utah
Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa
El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico
El Morro National Monument, New Mexico
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, Illinois and Mississippi
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado
Fort Frederica National Monument, Georgia
Fort Matanzas National Monument, Florida
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Maryland
Fort Monroe National Monument, Virginia
Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia
Fort Stanwix National Monument, New York
Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico
Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming
Freedom Riders National Monument, Alabama
George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia
George Washington Carver National Monument, Missouri
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, New Mexico
Governors Island National Monument, New York
Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho
Hohokam Pima National Monument, Arizona
Hovenweep National Monument, Colorado and Utah
Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine
Lava Beds National Monument, California
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, Mississippi
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, Kentucky
Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona
Muir Woods National Monument, California
Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah
Navajo National Monument, Arizona
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, Oregon
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona
Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico
Pipe Spring National Monument, Arizona
Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota
Poverty Point National Monument, Louisiana
Pullman National Monument, Illinois
Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Utah
Russell Cave National Monument, Alabama
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, New Mexico
Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska
Statue of Liberty National Monument, New Jersey and New York
Stonewall National Monument, New York
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Arizona
Timpanogos Cave National Monument, Utah
Tonto National Monument, Arizona
Tule Lake National Monument, California
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Nevada
Tuzigoot National Monument, Arizona
Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, Virgin Islands
Waco Mammoth National Monument, Texas
Walnut Canyon National Monument, Arizona
Wupatki National Monument, Arizona
Yucca House National Monument, Colorado
3. National Parkways (4)
Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia
George Washington Memorial Parkway, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, Wyoming
Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi
4. National Preserves (19)
Aniakchak National Preserve, Alaska
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Alaska
Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida
Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas
Craters of the Moon National Preserve, Idaho
Denali National Preserve, Alaska
Gates of the Arctic National Preserve, Alaska
Glacier Bay National Preserve, Alaska
Great Sand Dunes National Preserve, Colorado
Katmai National Preserve, Alaska
Lake Clark National Preserve, Alaska
Little River Canyon National Preserve, Alabama
Mojave National Preserve, California
Noatak National Preserve, Alaska
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Kansas
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Florida
Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico
Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve, Alaska
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska
5. National Reserves (2)
City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho
Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve, Washington
6. National Recreational Areas (18)
Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Montana and Wyoming
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Massachusetts
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Georgia
Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma
Curecanti National Recreation Area, Colorado
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Gateway National Recreation Area, New Jersey and New York
Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona and Utah
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Washington
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona and Nevada
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Texas
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Washington
Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Washington
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area, California
7. National Rivers (4)
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Kentucky and Tennessee
Buffalo National River, Arkansas
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas, Minnesota
Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri
8. National Wild and Scenic Rivers and Riverways (10)
Alagnak Wild River, Alaska
Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia
Delaware National Scenic River, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
Great Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreational River, New Jersey
Missouri National Recreational River, Nebraska and South Dakota
Niobrara National Scenic River, Nebraska
Obed Wild and Scenic River, Tennessee
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, Texas
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, Minnesota and Wisconsin
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, New York and Pennsylvania
9. National Scenic Trails (3)
Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Maine to Georgia (14 states)
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail, Alabama, Mississippi, and, Tennessee
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
10. National Seashores (10)
Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia
Canaveral National Seashore, Florida
Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina
Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
Fire Island National Seashore, New York
Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida and Mississippi
Padre Island National Seashore, Texas
Point Reyes National Seashore, California
11. National Lakeshores (3)
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan
12. National Historical Parks (61)
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Kentucky
Adams National Historical Park, Massachusetts
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, Rhode Island
Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts
Cane River Creole National Historical Park, Louisiana
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, Virginia
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, District of Columbia, Maryland, and West Virginia
Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Ohio
First State National Historical Park, Delaware
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, South Carolina
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Indiana
Golden Spike National Historical Park, Utah
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park, New York
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Maryland
Homestead National Historical Park, Nebraska
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Ohio
Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana
Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, Georgia
Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hawaii
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, Hawaii
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska and Washington
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Oregon and Washington
Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Texas
Keweenaw National Historical Park, Michigan
Manhattan Project National Historical Park, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Washington
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Vermont
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park, Georgia
Minute Man National Historical Park, Massachusetts
Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey
Natchez National Historical Park, Mississippi
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Massachusetts
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, Louisiana
Nez Perce National Historical Park, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, Georgia
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park, Texas
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, New Jersey
Pecos National Historical Park, New Mexico
Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Hawaii
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, South Carolina
Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, California
Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, Virgin Islands
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Texas
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, California
San Juan Island National Historical Park, Washington
Saratoga National Historical Park, New York
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park, New Hampshire
Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park, Missouri
Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska
Thomas Edison National Historical Park, New Jersey
Tumacacori National Historical Park, Arizona
Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania
War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam
Weir Farm National Historical Park, Connecticut
Women’s Rights National Historical Park, New York
13. National Historic Sites (75)
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
Amache National Historic Site, Colorado
Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, Tennessee
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site, Colorado
Boston African American National Historic Site, Massachusetts
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Kansas
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, North Carolina
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, District of Columbia
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, South Carolina
Christiansted National Historic Site, Virgin Islands
Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
Eisenhower National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York
Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site, California
First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site, District of Columbia
Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Arizona
Fort Davis National Historic Site, Texas
Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Wyoming
Fort Larned National Historic Site, Kansas
Fort Point National Historic Site, California
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, North Carolina
Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas
Fort Smith National Historic Site, Arkansas and Oklahoma
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, Montana and North Dakota
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Washington
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, District of Columbia
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Massachusetts
Friendship Hill National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Montana
Hampton National Historic Site, Maryland
Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Iowa
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, New York
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
Honouliuli National Historic Site, Hawaii
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Arizona
James A. Garfield National Historic Site, Ohio
John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, Massachusetts
John Muir National Historic Site, California
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North Dakota
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Illinois
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Arkansas
Longfellow – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, Massachusetts
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Virginia
Manzanar National Historic Site, California
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, New York
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, District of Columbia
Minidoka National Historic Site, Idaho
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota
Nicodemus National Historic Site, Kansas
Ninety Six National Historic Site, South Carolina
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, District of Columbia
President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site, Arkansas
Pu’ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site, Hawaii
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, New York
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site, New York
Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Massachusetts
San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, Colorado
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site, Massachusetts
Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts
Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, New York
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, New York
Thomas Stone National Historic Site, Maryland
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, Alabama
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, Missouri
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, New York
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma
Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Washington
William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Ohio
14. International Historic Sites (1)
15. National Battlefields (11)
Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
Big Hole National Battlefield, Montana
Cowpens National Battlefield, South Carolina
Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Kentucky and Tennessee
Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Pennsylvania
Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland
Moores Creek National Battlefield, North Carolina
Petersburg National Battlefield, Virginia
Stones River National Battlefield, Tennessee
Tupelo National Battlefield, Mississippi
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, Missouri
16. National Battlefield Parks (4)
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Georgia
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia
Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia
River Raisin National Battlefield Park, Michigan
17. National Battlefield Sites (1)
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, Mississippi
18. National Military Parks (9)
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia and Tennessee
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park, Virginia
Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, North Carolina
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Alabama
Kings Mountain National Military Park, South Carolina
Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas
Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee
Vicksburg National Military Park, Louisiana and Mississippi
19. National Memorials (31)
Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Virginia
Chamizal National Memorial, Texas
Coronado National Memorial, Arizona
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, District of Columbia
De Soto National Memorial, Florida
Federal Hall National Memorial, New York
Flight 93 National Memorial, Pennsylvania
Fort Caroline National Memorial, Florida
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, District of Columbia
General Grant National Memorial, New York
Hamilton Grange National Memorial, New York
Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Pennsylvania
Korean War Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Indiana
Lincoln Memorial, District of Columbia
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac, District of Columbia
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, District of Columbia
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Hawaii
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial, Ohio
Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial, California
Roger Williams National Memorial, Rhode Island
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, Pennsylvania
Theodore Roosevelt Island, District of Columbia
Thomas Jefferson Memorial, District of Columbia
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia
Washington Monument, District of Columbia
World War I Memorial, District of Columbia
World War II Memorial, District of Columbia
Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina
20. Other Designations (11)
Catoctin Mountain Park, Maryland
Constitution Gardens, District of Columbia
Fort Washington Park, Maryland
Greenbelt Park, Maryland
National Capital Parks – East, District of Columbia
National Mall and Memorial Parks, District of Columbia
Piscataway Park, Maryland
Prince William Forest Park, Virginia
Rock Creek Park, District of Columbia
White House, District of Columbia
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Virginia
The most recent national park is New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia. It was upgraded from a National River in December, 2020.
US National Parks Checklist
Whether you want a quick downloadable; or you just want to see a list of the parks, where they are and when they were established; or you are looking for a more permanent souvenir, here are all the national parks in the USA:
Printable National Park Checklist
Get a printable list of national parks in the US right here.
Alphabetical List of National Parks
| National Park Name | State | Year Est. | Order Est. |
| Acadia | Maine | 1919 | 13th |
| American Samoa | American Samoa | 1988 | 50th |
| Arches | Utah | 1971 | 35th |
| Badlands | South Dakota | 1978 | 38th |
| Big Bend | Texas | 1944 | 27th |
| Biscayne | Florida | 1980 | 41st |
| Black Canyon of the Gunnison | Colorado | 1999 | 55th |
| Bryce Canyon | Utah | 1928 | 17th |
| Canyonlands | Utah | 1964 | 31st |
| Capitol Reef | Utah | 1971 | 36th |
| Carlsbad Caverns | New Mexico | 1930 | 19th |
| Channel Islands | California | 1980 | 40th |
| Congaree | South Carolina | 2003 | 57th |
| Crater Lake | Oregon | 1902 | 5th |
| Cuyahoga Valley | Ohia | 2000 | 56th |
| Death Valley | California | 1994 | 53rd |
| Denali | Alaska | 1917 | 12th |
| Dry Tortugas | Florida | 1992 | 51st |
| Everglades | Florida | 1934 | 20th |
| Gates of the Arctic | Alaska | 1980 | 42nd |
| Gateway Arch | Missouri | 2018 | 60th |
| Glacier | Montana | 1910 | 8th |
| Glacier Bay | Alaska | 1980 | 43rd |
| Grand Canyon | Arizona | 1919 | 14th |
| Grand Teton | Wyoming | 1929 | 18th |
| Great Basin | Nevada | 1986 | 49th |
| Great Sand Dunes | Colorado | 2004 | 58th |
| Great Smoky Mountains | Tennessee | 1934 | 21st |
| Guadalupe Mountains | Texas | 1966 | 32nd |
| Haleakala | Hawaii | 1961 | 29th |
| Hawaii Volcanoes | Hawaii | 1916 | 10th |
| Hot Springs | Arkansas | 1921 | 16th |
| Indiana Dunes | Indiana | 2019 | 61st |
| Isle Royale | Michigan | 1940 | 25th |
| Joshua Tree | California | 1994 | 54th |
| Katmai | Alaska | 1980 | 44th |
| Kenai Fjords | Alaska | 1980 | 45th |
| Kings Canyon | California | 1940 | 24th |
| Kobuk Valley | Alaska | 1980 | 46th |
| Lake Clark | Alaska | 1980 | 47th |
| Lassen Volcanic | California | 1916 | 11th |
| Mammoth Cave | Kentucky | 1941 | 26th |
| Mesa Verde | Colorado | 1906 | 7th |
| Mount Rainier | Washington | 1899 | 4th |
| New River Gorge | West Virginia | 2020 | 63rd |
| North Cascades | Washington | 1968 | 33rd |
| Olympic | Washington | 1938 | 23rd |
| Petrified Forest | Arizona | 1962 | 30th |
| Pinnacles | California | 2013 | 59th |
| Redwood | California | 1968 | 34th |
| Rocky Mountain | Colorado | 1915 | 9th |
| Saguaro | Arizona | 1994 | 52nd |
| Sequoia | California | 1890 | 2nd |
| Shenandoah | Virginia | 1935 | 22nd |
| Theodore Roosevelt | North Dakota | 1978 | 39th |
| Virgin Islands | US Virgin Islands | 1956 | 28th |
| Voyageurs | Minnesota | 1975 | 37th |
| White Sands | New Mexico | 2019 | 62nd |
| Wind Cave | South Dakota | 1903 | 6th |
| Wrangell – St. Elias | Alaska | 1980 | 48th |
| Yellowstone | Wyoming, Montana, Idaho | 1872 | 1st |
| Yosemite | California | 1890 | 3rd |
| Zion | Utah | 1919 | 15th |
All National Parks in the US in the Order They Were Established
| Order Est. | Year Est. | National Park Name | State |
| 1st | March 1, 1872 | Yellowstone | Wyoming, Montana, Idaho |
| 2nd | September 25, 1890 | Sequoia | California |
| 3rd | October 1, 1890 | Yosemite | California |
| 4th | March 2, 1899 | Mount Rainier | Washington |
| 5th | May 22, 1902 | Crater Lake | Oregon |
| 6th | January 9, 1903 | Wind Cave | South Dakota |
| 7th | June 29, 1906 | Mesa Verde | Colorado |
| 8th | May 11, 1910 | Glacier | Montana |
| 9th | January 26, 1915 | Rocky Mountain | Colorado |
| 10th | August 1, 1916 | Hawaii Volcanoes | Hawaii |
| 11th | August 9, 1916 | Lassen Volcanic | California |
| 12th | February 26, 1917 | Denali | Alaska |
| 13th | February 26, 1919 | Acadia | Maine |
| 14th | February 26, 1919 | Grand Canyon | Arizona |
| 15th | November 19, 1919 | Zion | Utah |
| 16th | March 4, 1921 | Hot Springs | Arkansas |
| 17th | February 25, 1928 | Bryce Canyon | Utah |
| 18th | February 26, 1929 | Grand Teton | Wyoming |
| 19th | May 14, 1930 | Carlsbad Caverns | New Mexico |
| 20th | May 30, 1934 | Everglades | Florida |
| 21st | June 15, 1934 | Great Smoky Mountains | Tennessee |
| 22nd | December 26, 1935 | Shenandoah | Virginia |
| 23rd | June 29, 1938 | Olympic | Washington |
| 24th | March 4, 1940 | Kings Canyon | California |
| 25th | April 3, 1940 | Isle Royale | Michigan |
| 26th | July 1, 1941 | Mammoth Cave | Kentucky |
| 27th | June 12, 1944 | Big Bend | Texas |
| 28th | August 2, 1956 | Virgin Islands | US Virgin Islands |
| 29th | July 1, 1961 | Haleakala | Hawaii |
| 30th | December 9 , 1962 | Petrified Forest | Arizona |
| 31st | September 12, 1964 | Canyonlands | Utah |
| 32nd | October 15, 1966 | Guadalupe Mountains | Texas |
| 33rd | October 2, 1968 | Redwood | California |
| 34th | October 2, 1968 | North Cascades | Washington |
| 35th | November 12, 1971 | Arches | Utah |
| 36th | December 18, 1971 | Capitol Reef | Utah |
| 37th | April 8, 1975 | Voyageurs | Minnesota |
| 38th | November 10, 1978 | Theodore Roosevelt | North Dakota |
| 39th | November 10, 1978 | Badlands | South Dakota |
| 40th | March 5, 1980 | Channel Islands | California |
| 41st | June 28, 1980 | Biscayne | Florida |
| 42nd | December 2, 1980 | Gates of the Arctic | Alaska |
| 43rd | December 2, 1980 | Glacier Bay | Alaska |
| 44th | December 2, 1980 | Katmai | Alaska |
| 45th | December 2, 1980 | Kenai Fjords | Alaska |
| 46th | December 2, 1980 | Kobuk Valley | Alaska |
| 47th | December 2, 1980 | Lake Clark | Alaska |
| 48th | December 2, 1980 | Wrangell – St. Elias | Alaska |
| 49th | October 27, 1986 | Great Basin | Nevada |
| 50th | October 31, 1988 | American Samoa | American Samoa |
| 51st | October 26, 1992 | Dry Tortugas | Florida |
| 52nd | October 14, 1994 | Saguaro | Arizona |
| 53rd | October 31, 1994 | Death Valley | California |
| 54th | October 31, 1994 | Joshua Tree | California |
| 55th | October 21, 1999 | Black Canyon of the Gunnison | Colorado |
| 56th | October 11, 2000 | Cuyahoga Valley | Ohia |
| 57th | November 10, 2003 | Congaree | South Carolina |
| 58th | September 13, 2004 | Great Sand Dunes | Colorado |
| 59th | January 15, 2013 | Pinnacles | California |
| 60th | February 22, 2018 | Gateway Arch | Missouri |
| 61st | February 15, 2019 | Indiana Dunes | Indiana |
| 62nd | December 20, 2019 | White Sands | New Mexico |
| 63rd | December 27, 2020 | New River Gorge | West Virginia |
U.S. National Park List by State
| State | National Park Name | Year Est. |
| Alaska | Denali | 1917 |
| Gates of the Arctic | 1980 | |
| Glacier Bay | 1980 | |
| Katmai | 1980 | |
| Kenai Fjords | 1980 | |
| Kobuk Valley | 1980 | |
| Lake Clark | 1980 | |
| Wrangell – St. Elias | 1980 | |
| American Samoa | American Samoa | 1988 |
| Arizona | Grand Canyon | 1919 |
| Petrified Forest | 1962 | |
| Saguaro | 1994 | |
| Arkansas | Hot Springs | 1921 |
| California | Channel Islands | 1980 |
| Death Valley | 1994 | |
| Joshua Tree | 1994 | |
| Kings Canyon | 1940 | |
| Lassen Volcanic | 1916 | |
| Pinnacles | 2013 | |
| Redwood | 1968 | |
| Sequoia | 1890 | |
| Yosemite | 1890 | |
| Colorado | Black Canyon of the Gunnison | 1999 |
| Great Sand Dunes | 2004 | |
| Mesa Verde | 1906 | |
| Rocky Mountain | 1915 | |
| Florida | Biscayne | 1980 |
| Dry Tortugas | 1992 | |
| Everglades | 1934 | |
| Hawaii | Haleakala | 1961 |
| Hawaii Volcanoes | 1916 | |
| Wyoming, Montana, Idaho | Yellowstone | 1872 |
| Indiana | Indiana Dunes | 2019 |
| Kentucky | Mammoth Cave | 1941 |
| Maine | Acadia | 1919 |
| Michigan | Isle Royale | 1940 |
| Minnesota | Voyageurs | 1971 |
| Missouri | Gateway Arch | 2018 |
| Montana | Glacier | 1910 |
| Yellowstone | 1872 | |
| Nevada | Great Basin | 1986 |
| New Mexico | Carlsbad Caverns | 1930 |
| White Sands | 2019 | |
| North Dakota | Theodore Roosevelt | 1978 |
| Ohia | Cuyahoga Valley | 2000 |
| Oregon | Crater Lake | 1902 |
| South Carolina | Congaree | 2003 |
| South Dakota | Badlands | 1978 |
| Wind Cave | 1903 | |
| Tennessee | Great Smoky Mountains | 1934 |
| Texas | Big Bend | 1944 |
| Guadalupe Mountains | 1966 | |
| US Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands | 1956 |
| Utah | Arches | 1971 |
| Bryce Canyon | 1928 | |
| Canyonlands | 1964 | |
| Capitol Reef | 1971 | |
| Zion | 1919 | |
| Virginia | Shenandoah | 1935 |
| Washington | Mount Rainier | 1899 |
| North Cascades | 1968 | |
| Olympic | 1938 | |
| West Virginia | New River Gorge | 2020 |
| Wyoming | Grand Teton | 1929 |
| Yellowstone | 1872 |
National Parks Checklist Poster
I have provided a free downloadable of all US national parks for you to use to track your national parks adventures. However, if you prefer a large national park checklist poster, then you can pick one up online.
The national parks of the USA checklist poster is 11 x 17 inches and is printed on cardstock. These make a great gift (for someone else or for yourself – no judgment!)
National Parks Checklist Map
A really fun way to keep track of your visits the national parks is a scratch off map. This 24 x 17-inch national parks map checklist comes on professional grade quality cardstock paper. There are golden trees placed for each park, and as you visit the park, you scratch off the tree, to reveal a colorful picture of the park. The trees are all numbered for easy reference. This national park map checklist also makes a great gift.
National Park Checklist Book
If you prefer something more portable, you can get a journal for your national parks check off list. This has the added advantage that you can record your favorite memories from each of your trips.
National Parks Checklist T Shirt
For a national park check off list with a difference, check out this cool T-shirt.
It has an all national parks map, with a key code and a complete list of all the national parks in the US.
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About the Author
James Ian is a national park, camping and hiking expert.
He has dedicated his life to travel, visiting more than 80 countries, all 7 continents and all of the main national parks in the United States. With over 35 years experience in the travel industry, James has worked on cruise ships, at resorts and hotels, and as a travel planner who’s helped hundreds of people plan successful trips to US national parks.
Based on his experience visiting our national parks multiple times, in-depth research and expertise as a travel planner, James has published detailed itineraries for most of the major national parks in the US. These itineraries, as well as in-depth park guides, comprehensive camping and hiking gear reviews and buying guides, and helpful packing lists and gift guides will help you have your own incredible trip to US national parks without stress and hassle.
As a national park expert, James has contributed to many publications, including Time Business News, Savoteur, Best Trip, and Wired.
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